VIEN 2620

Spring Vineyard Practicum

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2019-2020 Catalog.

This course is designed to develop the relevant skills required for Winter and Spring vineyard management, as well as budget and business plan formation. Focused on hands-on, active learning, students will spend significant time in the Cornell University vineyards.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: VIEN 1104, one semester introductory biology, one semester introductory chemistry.

Outcomes

• Students will be able to use harvest and pruning statistics to make pruning decisions.
• Students will be able to analyze seasonal outcomes and create farming plans for the coming season.
• Students will be able to prune grapevines of various training methods.
• Students will be able to evaluate, design and repair trellising.
• Students will be able to use and analyze timesheet data.
• Students will be able to examine financial and quality outcomes of pruning methods.
• Students will be able to create development and operational budgets for vineyards of various design specifications and uses.

When Offered Spring.

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